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Organizational theory in higher education. by Manning, Kathleen

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Organizational Theory in Higher Education; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Series Editor's Introduction; Preface; Chapter 1. …”
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The production of managerial knowledge and organizational theory : new approaches to writing, producing and consuming theory /

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Rational choice theory and organizational theory : a critique / by Zey, Mary

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 -- Introduction; Chapter 2 -- Individual Rationality versus Collective Rationality; Chapter 3 -- Basic Characteristics of Rational Choice Models versus Organizational Theories; Chapter 4 -- Critique of Rational Choice Theory's Explanations of Social Relationships; Chapter 5 -- Rational Systems of Organization and Rational Choice Economic Theories of Organizations; Chapter 6 -- Criticisms of Rational Choice Models; References; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Author.…”
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Meta-Analytic Organization : Introducing Statistico-Organizational Theory. by Donaldson, Robert H.

Table of Contents: “…The vision for a new organizational theory -- pt. 2. The sources of error -- pt. 3. …”
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Pluralism in Management : Organizational Theory, Management Education, and Ernst Cassirer. by Irgens, Eirik

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Figures; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 An Autobiographical Account of a Formative Experience; 2 Cassirer's Philosophy of Symbolic Forms; 3 Art and Science as Supplementing Forms; 4 The Parting of the Ways and the Divide in Organizational Theory; 5 Cassirer in the Light of Neuroscience; 6 Bringing Cassirer into Organizations; 7 The Institution as a Symbolic Form; Notes; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Experiences between philosophy and communication : engaging the philosophical contributions of Calvin O. Schrag

Table of Contents: “…Transversing dualisms and situating the embodied self in organizational theory and practice /…”
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Masculinities and management in agricultural organizations worldwide by Pini, Barbara

“…Gender and organizational theory.…”
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Palgrave handbook of inter-organizational relations in world politics

Table of Contents: “…IR Paradigms and Inter-Organizational Theory: Situating the Research Program Within the Discipline /…”
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Handbook of faith and spirituality in the workplace : emerging research and practice

Table of Contents: “…Workplace Spirituality as an Aggregate Construct of Organizational Theory Concepts: Shutting down Hewlett-Packard's Volume Systems Division /…”
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Celebrating the James Partridge Award : Essays Toward the Development of a More Diverse, Inclusive, and Equitable Field of Library and Information Science

Table of Contents: “…Diversity-Related Organizational Theories --…”
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Organizations at war in Afghanistan and beyond by Sinno, Abdulkader H., 1971-

Table of Contents: “…Organizing to win -- Organization and the outcome of conflicts -- Advantages and limitations of structures -- The gist of the organizational theory -- The Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan -- Resilience through division, 1979-1989 -- The cost of the failure to restructure, 1989-1994 -- The rise of the Taliban, 1994-2001 -- Afghan conflicts under U.S. occupation, 2001 -- The organizational theory beyond Afghanistan.…”
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Using Servant Leadership : How to Reframe the Core Functions of Higher Education by Letizia, Angelo J.

Table of Contents: “…-- Servant Leadership and Pedagogy -- Servant Leadership and Research -- Servant Leadership, Organizational Theory, and Strategic Planning -- Servant Leadership and Accountability -- Servant Leadership and Assessment -- Servant Leadership and Other Leadership Theories -- Opportunities and Barriers to Servant Leadership -- Conclusion.…”
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Introduction to educational leadership & organizational behavior / Introduction to educational leadership and organizational behavior : theory into practice. by Chance, Patti L., 1955-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Author; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 Applying Organizational Theory to Educational Leadership: An Overview of Theoretical Foundations; Three Periods of Organizational Theory; Classical Organizational Theory; Behaviorist Period; Systems Theory; Application of Theory to Practice; References; 2 Organizational Structure: Fundamental Constructs that Define Schools; Synopsis of Organizational Structures; Organizational Typologies; Formal Organizational Structure: Bureaucracy; Division of Labor and Specialization; Rules and Regulations.…”
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Social movements, stakeholders and non-market strategy

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Editorial Advisory Board; Introduction: Integrating Research Perspectives on Business and Society; Abstract; Business, Society, and Organizational Theory; Opportunities for Integration and Advancing the Field; Mobilization; Role of the State; Varieties of Stakeholders; Repertoires of Organizational Activity; Managerial Decision Making; Papers in this Volume; Social Movements and Organizational Theory; Social Movements and Stakeholders; Social Movements and Non-Market Strategy; Conclusion; References…”
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International perspectives on the management of sport

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Organizational evolution and strategic management by Durand, Rodolphe

Table of Contents: “…Building the checklist appraisal grid for evolutionary models -- Evolutionary theories in retrospect -- Evolutionary models in organizational theory -- Introducing recent debates in biology into the checklist appraisal grid for evolutionary models -- pt. …”
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Understanding College and University Organization : the State of the System. by Bess, James L.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; CONTENTS; PROBLEM-TO-THEORY APPLICATION TABLE; FOREWORD; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; VOLUME I: THE STATE OF THE SYSTEM; 1 THE APPLICATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; Colleges and Universities as Complex Organizations; Objectives of the Book; Theory; Organizational Theory; Three Perspectives on Organizational Theory; Summary; References; 2 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AS COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONS; Roles and Functions of Colleges and Universities; College and University National Organization.…”
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A caring approach in nursing administration by Nyberg, Jan J., 1944-

Table of Contents: “…1: Introduction; 2: Caring and the Nursing Administrator; 3: The Element of Caring in Nursing Administration*; 4: Organizational Theory; 5: Leadership Styles; 6: The Health Care System; 7: Caring and Nursing Economics; 8: The Search for Values and Ethics; 9: Research and Caring; 10: Organizational Effectiveness and Quality Management; 11: The Organization and Practice of Nursing; 12: Practicing Caring Nursing Administration.…”
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Positioning student affairs for sustainable change : achieving organizational effectiveness through multiple perspectives by Kuk, Linda, 1950-, Banning, James H., Amey, Marilyn J.

Table of Contents: “…The student affairs organization as context -- Seeing student affairs organizations through the lens of organizational theory -- The organization: environment perspective -- Individual and team dimensions within student affairs organizations -- Structure and design of student affairs organizations -- Organizational process and change theory -- Ecological scanning: an approach to student affairs organizational assessment -- Securing leadership for organizational fit, not the other way around -- Navigating the future for student affairs organizations.…”
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Leadership theory and the community college : applying theory to practice by Nevarez, Carlos, 1969-, Penrose, Rose

Table of Contents: “…Leadership theory and the college -- copyright -- dedication -- contents -- acknowledgments -- foreword -- preface -- 1. reflective case leadership framework -- 2. organizational theory and the college -- 3. bureaucratic leadership -- 4. democratic leadership -- 5. path-goal leadership -- 6. situational leadership -- 7. ethical leadership -- 8. leader-member exchange theory -- 9. political leadership -- 10. systems leadership -- 11. transformational leadership -- 12. symbolic leadership -- 13. transformative leadership -- references…”
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General systems theory : ideas & applications by Skyttner, Lars

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Contents; 1 The Emergence of Holistic Thinking; 2 Basic Ideas of General Systems Theory; 3 A Selection of Systems Theories; 4 Communication and Information Theory; 5 Some Theories of Brain and Mind; 6 Artificial Intelligence and Life; 7 Organizational Theory and Management Cybernetics; 8 Decision-Making and Decision Aids; 9 Informatics; 10 Some of the Systems Methodologies; 11 The Future of Systems Theory; References; Name Index; Subject Index.…”
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Sharing the Dragon's Teeth : Terrorist Groups and the Exchange of New Technologies. by Cragin, R. Kim

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One -- Introduction; Understanding Terrorist Threats; Methodology and Parameters; Monograph Structure; Chapter Two -- Organizational Theory and Terrorism; Pursuing New Technologies; Absorbing New Technologies Successfully; Conclusions; Chapter Three -- Mindanao: A Mecca for Transnational Terrorism in Southeast Asia; Background: Islamic Militant Groups in Mindanao; Rationalizing the Exchange of Technology andKnowledge; Identifying Exchanges in Mindanao; Contextualizing the Exchanges; Key Judgments.…”
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Paradoxes in Management, Volume 19, Issue 4. by Downs, Alexis

Table of Contents: “…Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Guest editorial; The paradoxical repertoires of management consultancy; Living with paradoxes of corporate strategy; Paradoxical process in the organizational change of the CEO succession; Self-regulation, strategic leadership and paradox in organizational change; A theory of organizing informed by activity theory; The social construction of organizational change paradoxes; Reconciling institutional theory with organizational theories; Anatta: Buddhist insights into the paradoxical nature of organizational cultural problems.…”
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Reform and transformation in Eastern Europe : Soviet-type economics on the threshold of change

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of contributors; Prologue; Crossing the threshold; Reform economics and economic theory and the west; missed opportunities; Introduction to Part I; The 'socialist calculation debate' and reform discussions in socialist countries; The reform of Soviet socialism as a search for systemic rationality: A systems theoretical view; An organizational theory of the socialist economy; Reform economics and western economic theory: Unexploited opportunities; Some institutional failures of socialist market economies; a dynamic market and institutional theory approach.…”
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European Union administration : legitimacy and efficiency by Nedergaard, Peter, 1957-

Table of Contents: “…Methodological considerations; Part I Concepts, Theories, and Context of the EU administration; Chapter Two The EU's administration -- a political hybrid between a national and an international administration; Chapter Three Organizational theories and the EU administration; Chapter Four The EU administration in context; Part II Administration and Institutions of the European Union.…”
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Discovering organizational identity : dynamics of relational attachment by Diamond, Michael A. (Michael Alan), 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Psychoanalytic Organizational Theory; Chapter 2. Self Identity and Organizational Identity; Chapter 3. …”
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On studying organizational cultures : diagnosis and understanding by Schultz, Majken

Table of Contents: “…Culture in Organization Theory -- Position within Organizational Theory -- Culture as a New Metaphor -- Culture as a New Approach -- Contribution to Organizational Theory -- Cultural Diversity -- Variable or Metaphor -- Integration, Differentiation and Ambiguity -- Rationalism, Functionalism and Symbolism -- Choice of Competing Perspectives -- Functionalism and Symbolism -- Empirical Field of Study -- Choice of Focus -- Empirical Material -- Chapter 2. …”
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Organizational behavior, theory, and design in health care by Borkowski, Nancy

Table of Contents: “…Overview and history of organizational behavior -- Diversity and cultural competency in health care -- Attitudes and perceptions -- Workplace communication -- Content theories of motivation -- Process theories of motivation -- Attribution theory and motivation -- Power, politics, and influence -- Trait and behavioral theories of leadership -- Contingency throries and situational models of leadership -- Contemporary leadership theories -- Stress in the workplace and stress management -- Decision making -- Conflict management and negotiation skills -- Overview of group dynamics -- Groups -- Work teams and team buildings -- Organizational development -- Managing resistance to change -- Overview and history of organizational theory -- Strategy and structure -- Organization structures : contextual dimension -- Organization design parameters : internal characteristics.…”

Understanding management : social science foundations by Willman, Paul

Table of Contents: “…A short history of the M form -- Strategy as organizational theory. Theme 7. Managing markets from hierarchies -- The strange rise of financial economics. …”
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Developing nonprofit and human service leaders : essential knowledge and skills by Watson, Larry D. (Larry Dan)

Table of Contents: “…DEVELOPING NONPROFIT AND HUMAN SERVICE LEADERS-FRONT COVER -- DEVELOPING NONPROFIT AND HUMAN SERVICE LEADERS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- PART I: CONTEXT -- CHAPTER 1: THE CONTEXT OF NONPROFIT ADMINISTRATION -- CHAPTER 2: VALUES AND ETHICS IN ADMINISTRATION -- CHAPTER 3: ADMINISTRATIVE AND ORGANIZATIONAL THEORIES -- PART II: LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATIONS -- CHAPTER 4: LEADERSHIP -- CHAPTER 5: PERSONAL COMMUNICATION -- PART III: LEADERSHIP SKILLS -- CHAPTER 6: AGENCY PLANNING -- CHAPTER 7: LOGIC MODELS AND PROGRAM EVALUATION -- CHAPTER 8: BUDGETING AND FINANCE…”
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A companion to organizational anthropology

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Visual culture in organizations : theory and cases by Styhre, Alexander

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Key concepts in sport management by Byers, Terri, Slack, Trevor, 1948-2016, Parent, Milena M.

Table of Contents: “…Organizational theory -- Structure of the book -- A note about content -- Change -- Commercialization -- Competitive balance -- Conflict -- Context -- Control -- Corporate social responsibility (CSR) -- Corruption -- Critical theory and critical management studies -- Decision making -- Demand -- Effectiveness or efficiency -- Employability -- Entrepreneurship -- Ethics -- Globalization -- Governance -- Image, identity and reputation -- Knowledge transfer -- Leadership -- Legacy -- Media/broadcasting -- Mega events -- Networks -- Organizational culture -- Organizational goals -- Performance management -- Power -- Quality -- Sponsorship -- Sport development (and sport for development, development through sport) -- Sport funding and finance -- Sport law -- Sport marketing -- Sport organization -- Sport participation -- Sport policy -- Sport tourism -- Stakeholders -- Strategy -- Strategic alliances -- Strategic planning -- Structure -- Technology -- Typologies and taxonomies -- Voluntary -- Conclusion -- Keeping up to date: useful sources.…”

Making sense of the organization : by Weick, Karl E.

Table of Contents: “…Part I: Introduction -- Organized impermanence: An overview -- Mundane poetics: Searching for wisdom in organizational theory -- Faith, evidence, and action: Better guesses in an unknowable world -- Part II: Attending -- Managing the unexpected: Complexity as distributed sensemaking -- Information overload revisited -- Organizing for mindfulness: Eastern wisdom and western knowledge -- Part III: Interpretation -- Making sense of blurred images: Mindful organizing in mission STS-107 -- Organizing and the process of sensemaking -- Impermanent systems and medical errors: Variety mitigates adversity -- Part IV: Action -- Hospitals as cultures of entrapment: A re-analysis of the Bristol Royal Infirmary -- Enacting an environment: The infrastructure of organizing -- Positive organizing and organizational tragedy -- Part V: Learning and change -- Emergent change as a universal in organizations -- Drop your tools: An allegory for organizational studies -- Leadership as the legitimation of doubt.…”
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Social Psychology of the Work Organization by Tannenbaum, Arnold Sherwood, 1925-

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Living with Conflict : a Challenge to a Peace Church. by Robson, Susan

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Reasons and rationalizations : the limits to organizational knowledge by Argyris, Chris, 1923-2013

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Citizens' Preferences about Police Work : an Argument for Racial Variations. by Nation, Denise Deon

Table of Contents: “…List of Tables; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1; Is it Citizens' Attitude or Is It Citizens' Preferences:Theoretical Links; Explaining Assessment of the Police; Conceptual Framework Expectancy DisconfirmationTheory and Organizational Theory; Conclusion; CHAPTER 2; Explaining Citizens' Preferences for Police work andCitizens' Attitude Toward the Police; Prior Research on Citizens' Preferences; Prior Research on Citizens' Attitudes Towardsthe Police; Conclusion; CHAPTER 3; Analyzing Racial Variations for Citizens' Preferences; Research Questions; Sample.…”
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The Charismatic Principle in Social Life. by Bruni, Luigino, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…5 Charism and institution: an organizational theory case study of the Economy of Communion6 Benedictine tradition and good governance; 7 Opus Dei: prayer or labor? …”
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The language of organization

Table of Contents: “…Gender, language and organizational theory / Joanna Brewis -- The language of organization theory / Robert Chia and Ian King -- Meaning beyond language? …”
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